Mustangs’ Young tosses winning TD pass in all-star game

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Jul 26, 2013 at 12:01 AMJul 26, 2013 at 10:09 PM

staff reports

GREENSBORO — Recent East Lincoln graduate Garrett Young threw a 79-yard touchdown pass to David Burgess with 5:13 remaining to give the West the lead for good in a 14-7 win in Wednesday’s East-West All-Star Football Game.

Young, a Mars Hill signee, finished 5-for-11, with one interception, for 146 yards and one touchdown.

Young’s most frequent target was former East Lincoln teammate Jesse Earnhardt, who caught four passes for 38 yards. Burgess’ touchdown catch was his only reception of the night but was enough for the Freedom graduate to earn the game’s offensive MVP award. Justin Neal hauled in Young’s other two completions for 72 yards.

Hunter Huss grad Cody Jones handled kicking duties for the West. Jones averaged 36.7 yards on three punts with a long of 47, averaged 56 yards on three kickoffs with two touchbacks and missed his two field goal attempts of 43 and 44 yards.

Forestview graduate Josh Mills started at right tackle for the West offense and played around 80 percent of the game, Jaguars coach Chris Medlin estimated.

The area’s other participant in the game was Stuart Cramer athletic director Terry Radford, who served as an assistant coach for the West.